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Does the “Office Nurse” Level of Training Matter in the Family Medicine Office?

Rodney A. Erickson, Richard A. Erickson, Paul V. Targonski, Stephen B. Cox, James R. Deming and James W. Mold
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 854-861; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110138
Rodney A. Erickson
From Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, WI (RAE, JRD); the Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (RAE, SBC); the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (PVT); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Okalahoma City (JWM).
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Richard A. Erickson
From Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, WI (RAE, JRD); the Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (RAE, SBC); the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (PVT); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Okalahoma City (JWM).
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Paul V. Targonski
From Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, WI (RAE, JRD); the Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (RAE, SBC); the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (PVT); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Okalahoma City (JWM).
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Stephen B. Cox
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James R. Deming
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James W. Mold
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 854-861; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110138

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 854-861; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110138
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